Government plans to change 'silly' rules on naming jam
Business Secretary Vince Cable will change "ridiculous" regulations on jam after meeting the ITV News Business Club.
ITV News Business Club grills Vince Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable admitted there was a real possibility that the economy will slip back into recession again.
ITV News Business Club on what could spark a recovery
Three members of the ITV News Business Club were asked for tangible ideas they believe would help the UK escape the shadow of recession.
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Government plans to change 'silly' rules on naming jam
Business Secretary Vince Cable will change "ridiculous" regulations on jam after meeting the ITV News Business Club.
Read the full storyITV News Business Club grills Vince Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable admitted there was a real possibility that the economy will slip back into recession again.
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Vince Cable: UK at risk of triple-dip recession
Business Secretary Vince Cable has admitted that the UK is still at risk of falling into a triple-dip recession.
Mr Cable told members of the ITV News Business Club: "Conditions are very difficult, the forecast that the Government has been given... suggests bumping along the bottom for a while but slow recovery."
He added that "there is a risk" of a triple dip and "conditions are not easy".
See a longer version of the interview on ITV News at Ten.
ITV News Business Club on what could spark a recovery
Three members of the ITV News Business Club were asked for tangible ideas they believe would help the UK escape the shadow of recession.
Read the full storyGovernment 'cannot blame UK recession on eurozone'
Fear surrounding the eurozone have left many business owners unsure of how it will impact on the economy and their livelihoods.
Read the full storyLocal businesses say cutting red tape doesn't go far enough
A local business leader is calling for more financial help for small businesses.
Ammar Mirza, Secretary-General of Asian BusinessConnections told ITV Tyne Tees that today's Queen's speech doesn't go far enough to helpbusinesses succeed.
The government's promised to cut red tape but he wants more financial help in the form of cuts to VAT and employers' National Insurance Contributions.
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Local businesses say Government should do more to help
Jo Place, owner of a children's shoe business in Gosforth in Newcastle, has told ITV Tyne Tees about how some of the Government's measures in the Queen's Speech to help small businesses do not go far enough.
She says they need to cut business rates and force councils to scrap parking charges.
Osborne's ambition to double exports well received
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorAmbition to double exports, the Business Club like the idea of making it easier to sell abroad.
Credit where credit's due?
The government is continuing its carefully choreographed budget warm-up with a long awaited scheme to boost lending to small businesses.
Read the full storyThe ITV News Business Club Budget
Members of the ITV News Business Club have an idea or two between them over what George Osborne should do and what would make a difference.
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